Man stabbed in hand, iPhone stolen outside Manchester club

MANCHESTER - A robber stole a man's cellphone and stabbed him in the hand in an incident early Sunday morning outside an Old Granite Street club.The Springfield, Mass., resident, who was injured, said he and a friend had just left Drynk at 20 Old Granite St. about 1 a.m. Sunday when a man he didn't know approached them and ask them about going to a party. Police said the victim did not trust the other man, tried to walk away and end the conversation.It was then he realized he'd been stabbed in the hand and robbed of his cellphone.Police said the man does not recall being stabbed, but he sustained an injury consistent with a stab wound. He described his assailant as a black man, about 5-foot-9 and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen running in the alley east of Drynk wearing a black hat, but there is no description of his clothing.A short time later, police said they located a crime scene and identified a solid suspect. Police are preparing warrants for the man's arrest.The injured man was treated at the Elliot Hospital for a non-life-threatening cut to his hand.